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Coll 30/146 'Oil: Bahrain Petroleum Company: Annual Reports.' [‎243r] (485/767)

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The record is made up of 1 file (382 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1935-6 May 1948. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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REFINERT
No new operating facilities were installed during the year. The experimental
caustic regeneration plant was salvaged since it was no longer required.
Major alterations and additions to existing equipment are shown in the follow
ing tabulation:-
Power Plant:
Alterations to the feed water system.
Alterations to the re-use water supply system.
No. 4 Riley Boiler under construction.
Alterations made to main turbine generator.
Crude Distillation Units:
Installation of a drawoff for a light kerosene cut on No. 2 Unit.
Installation of a drawoff for a medium gasoline cut on No. 1 Unit.
Installation of a fifth light gasoline condenser.
SOo Plant:
Alterations to vessels to increase safe working pressure on the Plant.
Installation of new distillation pre-cooled heat exchangers.
Installation of a fourth distillate filter. . r%D
Other minor alterations were made to improve operating conditions.
Cracking Plant:
New centrifugal type heavy hot oil pumps installed.
Light oil furnace completely re-tubed.
Additional corrosion resistant linings installed in towers.
Coking chambers completely lined for prolongation Oi. their useful life
Alteration's made to coke removal equipment.
Pitch Pond:
New 9 million barrel capacity pitch storage pond provided by erection
of retaining dikes.
SITRA
Alterations and re-arrangement of lines to facilitate making kerosene ship
ments from the Terminal.
Cathodic protection installation for the loading lines was completed.
All loading lines raised and placed on piers through the shallow water
section to the loading wharf.
ZELLAQ,
A permanent unloading pier was installed at Zellaq terminal.
Installation of additional pumping equipment.

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The file contains Annual Reports of the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) for the years 1934-1946 inclusive, with associated covering letters and acknowledgements. The papers also include approximately twelve general maps of Bahrain.

The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 file (382 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 383; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.

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